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Walker Endorses Cruz
Scott Walker is endorsing Ted Cruz for president of the United States. After eight years of the failed Obama-Clinton Administration, Americans are looking for real leadership and a new direction, Walker says in a statement. Ted Cruz is a principled constitutional conservative who understands that power belongs to the states – and to the people – and not bureaucrats in Washington. Just like we… → Read More
Obama to Take Executive 'Actions' on Drugs
President Obama will today introduce new executive actions. This time the target opioid abuse and the heroin epidemic. Via the White House: FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Additional Actions to Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic Today the President joins individuals in recovery, family members, medical professionals, law enforcement officials and other leaders… → Read More
More Coughing for Clinton
At a speech today in Madison, Wisconsin on the Supreme Court, the top Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, got hit with another coughing fit: → Read More
A Conversation With Stephen Rosen
The latest episode of Conversations With Bill Kristol, featuring professor Stephen Rosen: In this conversation, Rosen details the current geopolitical environment and challenges to the United States from the chaos in the Middle East, European retrenchment, Russian aggression, and the rise of China. Rosen explains how and why the United States must play a leadership role in the world, and… → Read More
Kerry: Campaign an 'Embarrassment to Our County'
Failed presidential candidate John Kerry is an embarrassed by the presidential campaign. In remarks to CBS's John Dickerson, the current secertary of state said that every leader he talks to cannot believe what is happening in America. Watch here: In response to the Brussels bombing from Republicans we've gotten series of things, Dickerson said, more talk about banning Muslim immigrants, talk… → Read More
Streisand: Hillary Fighting 'Outright Sexism' to Become President
Hillary Clinton faces outright sexism and sexist condescension on her way to becoming president of the United States. That claim is being made by singer Barbra Streisand, a longtime backer of the Clinton family, in an article for the Huffington Post. It's been 24 years since I said in a speech for Women in Film, Men and women are clearly measured by a different yardstick. And that makes me… → Read More
Anti-Immigrant Protesters Gather in Brussels at Memorial for Terrorist Attack
CNN showed live video of an anti-immigrant protest at the site of a memorial for the terror attack last week in Brussels. Watch here: You right now are looking at live pictures from Brussels where anti-immigrant protesters have shown up at the square where a memorial for the victims of the Brussels terrorist attack has been created, says host Jake Tapper. → Read More
Wisconsin Poll: Cruz 36, Trump 31, Kasich 21
The latest Washinton Free Beacon Wisonsin poll finds Ted Cruz with a slight lead over Donald Trump. Lachlan Markay reports: Ted Cruz holds a modest lead over Donald Trump in Wisconsin two weeks before that state's winner-take-all Republican primary, according to a new Washington Free Beacon poll. The Basswood Research survey of 500 likely Republican primary voters, conducted on March 19 and 20,… → Read More
Hillary Pledges to Dig Into UFO Files
The top Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, wants to dig into the UFO files. Clinton made the revelation in an interview last night with Jimmy Kimmel. I would like us to go into those files and hopefully make as much of that public as possible, Clinton told Kimmel. If there's nothing there, let's tell people there's nothing there. Clinton says the findings of the UFO files should… → Read More
Obama Dances Night Away in Argentina
President Obama hit the dance floor last night in Argentina. Watch: A little after 9 pm, the pool was brought back in to see the start of the dance performance at the state dinner. There was a space cleared in front of the head table (full names of those at the head table will likely come in a subsequent report). A striking couple soon took their places in front of the two presidents, their… → Read More
Obama: Defeat ISIS 'By Saying You Are Not Strong, You Are Weak'
President Obama has a new way to defeat the Islamic State: by telling the terror organization they are weak. Obama revealed his strategy at a press conference today in Argentina. “It is very important for us to not respond with fear. As I said, that's hard to do because we see the impact in such an intimate way with the attacks that they make, Obama said at a press conference. But we defeat them… → Read More
Obama: ISIS Is 'Not an Existential Threat to Us'
President Obama said that ISIS is not an existential threat to us in a news conference today in Argentina: → Read More
Trump: Hillary Doesn't Have 'the Strength or the Stamina to Be a Good President'
Donald Trump is questioning Hillary Clinton's physical fortitude. Trump was asked about facing-off against Hillary Clinton, when he brought up the former secretary of state's strength and stamina. “I think we'll win it because I think people will see I'm much more competent than she is. I think I'm much smarter than she is. I think I'm much more competent than she is, and I think she's been very… → Read More
Jeb Gets Behind Ted Cruz
Jeb Bush is endorsing Texas senator Ted Cruz for president of the United States. Today, I am endorsing Ted Cruz for President, Bush says in a statement released by the Cruz campaign. Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests. Washington is broken, and the only way Republicans can hope to win back the White House and… → Read More
Trump Wins Arizona, Cruz Takes Utah
Fox News reports: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton padded their delegate totals with convincing wins in the valuable Arizona primary Tuesday night – but their respective rivals, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, kept the race alive with victories in the Utah and Idaho caucuses. The Associated Press projected Vermont Sen. Sanders and Texas Sen. Cruz the winners of the Utah contest early Wednesday… → Read More
Obama Reacts to Brussels Terror in ESPN Interview at Baseball Game in Cuba
President Obama reacted to today's terror attack in Brussels in an ESPN interview. The sitdown was at the Rays-Cuba game today in Havana. This is just one more example of why the entire world needs to unite against these terrorists, said Obama. The notion that any political agenda would justify the killing of innocent people like this is something that's beyond the pail, said Obama. The… → Read More
Bill Clinton Trashes Obama: 'Awful Legacy of the Last Eight Years'
At an event today in Spokane, Washington, Bill Clinton called for putting the awful legacy of the last 8 years behind us and the 7 years before that where we were practicing trickle down economics. Of course, Barack Obama has been president for the last seven years. And Bill Clinton's wife, Hillary Clinton, served in the Obama administration. → Read More
Obama Welcomes Castro's Criticism of America: 'I Personally Would Not Disagree'
President Obama said that he personally would not disagree with some of Cuban President Raul Castro's criticisms of America: → Read More
Obama: We'll Work With Cuba on Health, Climate Change, and Law Enforcement
President Obama laid out a few areas the U.S. will work with Cuba, including health initiatives, climate change, and law enforcement. → Read More
Obama Proudly Labels Cuba Visit 'Historic'
President Obama is very proud of himself for his historic visit to Cuba. At least, that's the message he had last night for staff of the U.S. embassy at the Melia Habana Hotel in Havana, Cuba. Back in 1928, President Coolidge came on a battleship. It took him three days to get here. It only took me three hours, Obama said, as the crowd of Americans laughed. For the first time ever, Air Force One… → Read More